The Toledo History Museum opens up the seamier side of Toledo’s past with a new bus tour of notorious locations called Glass City Garters, Gambling, Gangsters and Gin. The monthly bus tours begin and end downtown on October 7, November 4, and December 2.

Hospice of Northwest Ohio has an immediate need for licensed hairdressers or those who can sew, and volunteer their skills to meet the needs of hospice patients and families. Hair care volunteers are needed for basic haircuts for patients throughout Wood, Lucas, Fulton, Henry, Ottawa and Monroe counties.

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Metroparks Toledo is stirring the cauldron this Halloween with two hauntingly fun events. The park district will host the second annual Eerie Manor Tours at Wildwood Preserve Manor House, 5100 Central Avenue, Toledo.

Drivers entering Ohio will soon be welcomed with signs bearing the state’s new branding and slogan “Ohio, the Heart of it All.” The signs will replace older and outdated ones at major entry points to the state.

It’s not exactly breaking news to say that the Bowling Green offense has given Springfield fits on the gridiron over the past decade-plus, regardless of which players and coaches were manning the Blue Devil sidelines.

On the 22nd anniversary of the tragedy of September 11, 2001, Penta Career Center marked Patriot Day with a ceremony outside the main entrance. Students and staff gathered near the flagpole at Penta’s main entrance with Perrysburg Township Fire Chief Tom Brice who delivered the keynote address.